No, I admit its a hard one to ‘prove’ – I think in reality it won’t do too much harm if the tax on the 5% and corp tax doesn’t do it all – either he’ll bring the tax ‘hit’ down to the top 10% or similar or the borrowing goes up. Neither is actually the end of the world or the end of our economy – but I digress.
Damn right Ryan hasn’t proved his argument. His ‘PowerPoint’ presentation is the logical equivalent of the prosecution insisting that Mr. Jones killed his wife because last year 25 people not called Mr. Jones didn’t kill their wives.
EDIT – No it’s not, it’s worse. It’ like saying Mr. Jones WILL kill his wife because.. etc.
I am not even saying his beliefs are wrong. Ryan, I GET IT, ok? It is perfectly possible, all things NOT being equal, that a tax rise will reduce take. Or rather that tax will rise yet take will go down. I doubt it, but of course its possible.
Further I believe (but in the full knowledge that it is not entirely predictable by anyone, even someone with a graph) that the take will not be the full amount in the plan. It’s just the ‘I am right because I have got a graph and anyone who doesn’t share my predictions based on them is stupid for not agreeing’ that grates a little.
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